GOVT TO STOP ANNUAL BUDGET FOR REFUGEES NEXT YEAR.

Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, Oct 26 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government will stop providing an annual budget of Rp1.5 trillion for refugees in the country next year, a cabinet minister said here.

Instead, the government would focus on three options in dealing with refugees, Coordinating Minister for Social Welfare Affairs M.Jusuf Kalla said in a dialogue with East Nusatenggara community leaders and NGO activists Friday.

The first option was encouraging all refugees to return home to resume their normal lives; the second, empowering refugees by …